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Scholastic W.O.R.D. ™ W ords O pen R eading D oors Scholastic W.O.R.D. supercharges vocabulary acquisition and strengthens reading comprehension in a new and engaging way. With a thematic approach, W.O.R.D. prepares students to think critically and creatively about the world around them. By providing deep background knowledge, W.O.R.D. presents vocabulary as a tool for building meaning across all areas of learning—reinforcing students’ retention of skills learned throughout the school year.
GRADE RANGE K to 5 INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS 3 Vocabulary 3 Comprehension 3 Heavy-lifting Words 3 Megaclusters 3 Synonyms & Antonyms 3 Idioms & Expressions
BENEFITS
• 10 themes per grade level provide students with substantial exposure to core vocabulary and support instruction in science and social studies • Increases reading comprehension by helping all students gain a solid foundation in the words they will encounter most in text • Helps students navigate multiple meanings of words through fiction and nonfiction contexts • Reports that put actionable data in educators’ hands to help inform instruction • Robust guides for each grade level provide teachers with hundreds of ready-to-use activities based on the words and objectives students learn in the program.
Dr. Elfrieda (Freddy) Hiebert analyzed over 10,000 children’s texts to uncover the 2,500 morphological word families that make up 90% of the words students will encounter. Dr. Hiebert is a vocabulary acquisition expert and has had a long career as a literacy educator. She is currently the President and CEO of TextProject and a
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Professional Learning Getting Started With Scholastic W.O.R.D. Webinar 7OR684114
Build a strong vocabulary in service of knowledge. Children learn best when they’re authentically engaged. Combining research-driven word strategies with captivating game-based learning, Scholastic W.O.R.D. helps students become fluent readers with rich vocabularies and deep comprehension skills.
Explore the research that drives the program, explore the software, and analyze W.O.R.D. data.
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Fiction and nonfiction passages expose students to the 2,500 morphological word families that make up 90% of all texts. As a result, W.O.R.D. focuses on the words that matter most in literacy and in life.
Easy to use! Works on any web-enabled device, including: tablets, phones, Chromebooks, laptops, and desktop computers
Robust reports provide administrators and educators with actionable data to inform decision-making at the student, class, school, and district levels.
Personalized tracks help each student develop the vocabulary and word strategies required to strengthen reading comprehension and build word and world knowledge.
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